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(9,967 posts) Mon Apr 22, 2019, 12:04 AM Apr 2019

Sanders spent $444k of campaign dollars on his own books [View all]

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Sanders spent $444k of campaign dollars on his own books [View all] lunamagica Apr 2019 OP

Wow! NurseJackie Apr 2019 #1

Remember he said "write a bestseller and become a millionaire". Looks like this is the formula, lunamagica Apr 2019 #2

No way. sheshe2 Apr 2019 #14

That sounds like what happened BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #91

I'd be furious! lunamagica Apr 2019 #93

Wealth transfer. Where the heck is Bernie on this? Oh, I forgot. nt Blue_true Apr 2019 #101

Yes! True Blue American Apr 2019 #51

Yes. That would have put it into the top 100-200 books. nt Blue_true Apr 2019 #100

Not including any legitimate sales to the public? NurseJackie Apr 2019 #102

I think do, $400,000 plus is book sales on Amazon is a pretty serious sales level. Blue_true Apr 2019 #103

Someone had to buy them..... Historic NY Apr 2019 #3

This makes one go BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #4

ummmhmmmm sheshe2 Apr 2019 #19

whistle sheshe2 Apr 2019 #21

sounds like this Celerity Apr 2019 #5

Thank gooness! My short-term memory isn't totally fried. TexasTowelie Apr 2019 #23

Of he sells them for campaign donations above the retail price it makes sense. hedda_foil Apr 2019 #6

Seems reasonable ... mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #7

Politicians have resigned in the past over book sales. RandySF Apr 2019 #9

Newt Gingrich, anyone? True Blue American Apr 2019 #52

There is a difference between book sales and book giveaways for donations to a campaign. democratisphere Apr 2019 #53

Why wait for facts before raking Bernie over the coals? After all, it's BERNIE they're talkin bout! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #12

What do you mean WAIT? The facts are there in black and white. Steven Maurer Apr 2019 #43

You can wait til you are blue in the face for the facts to change. MrsCoffee Apr 2019 #60

You do have to admit that it doesn't look good Indygram May 2019 #113

It's extremely common in the right wing sphere. They have these right wing think tanks buy amywalk Apr 2019 #24

MarkDriscoll preacher at Seattle's MarsHill church did this to get a spot on NYT list bobbieinok Apr 2019 #89

Oh Man, I'd forgotten about him. nolabear May 2019 #116

Isn't that akin to the Trump campaign paying the Trump Organization in 2016? RandySF Apr 2019 #10

He looks more and more like trump with each passing day lunamagica Apr 2019 #27

I AGREE WITH YOU. and i am not a happy camper. sigh. trueblue2007 Apr 2019 #45

Pretty stunning. MrsCoffee Apr 2019 #61

Sen. Sanders profits when he sells books...is this a violation? Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #64

I wonder. At the very least it is quite unethical. lunamagica Apr 2019 #76

Sure is. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #86

What you described is illegal. nt Blue_true Apr 2019 #104

Didn't Speaker Jim Wright resign over something like this? RandySF Apr 2019 #8

Not exactly. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #13

Gingrich and his fellow Republican hacks went after Wright, then Gingrich True Blue American Apr 2019 #54

He's a self made best seller. Scurrilous Apr 2019 #11

+1.. Cha Apr 2019 #44

... Scurrilous Apr 2019 #50

Aloha, Scurrilous.. Cha Apr 2019 #55

Yep nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #75

Did he as least wait until the book was on the Remainder Table so that he got a deal? n/t SFnomad Apr 2019 #15

Given that the recipient was Verso Books in 2015, namahage Apr 2019 #16

He took campaign money to personally profit, no matter wich book it was lunamagica Apr 2019 #31

Oh, clearly, unless he can show that the royalties were donated to charity. namahage Apr 2019 #40

No. FEC rules are when you do that you have to give up royalties to the book Jarqui Apr 2019 #41

Link Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #65

May 25, 2016 story Jarqui Apr 2019 #72

Thanks. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #88

It also says must be converted to personal use. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #87

I believe that would be called rigging the best seller ranking. democratisphere Apr 2019 #17

Can we just have a thread billpolonsky Apr 2019 #18

Yes and during the 2016 General Election, people like SFnomad Apr 2019 #20

Exactly LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #22

+1000 nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #78

Thank you. Didn't he raise a stink about Hillary's speeches? we can do it Apr 2019 #97

Party unity? CaptainTruth Apr 2019 #46

Don't forget tuition-free university as well True Dough Apr 2019 #49

Agree. When Sanders first stepped into the vacuum Hortensis Apr 2019 #69

Great post .. Thank you. nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #83

Mahalo for your post, CTruth. Cha Apr 2019 #99

Reaps what he sows I guess. MrsCoffee Apr 2019 #62

Yes. Hortensis Apr 2019 #70

Way too divisive. we can do it Apr 2019 #98

This is primary as Sanders supporters have pointed out. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #67

THis is called vetting BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #77

Wtf? cwydro Apr 2019 #25

It happens. RandySF Apr 2019 #37

My, my, my,my, my... BooScout Apr 2019 #26

That's the way to do it, Boo! lunamagica Apr 2019 #28

Naaaasah... BooScout Apr 2019 #29

Oh, but that applies to you, me, Hillary...some are so pure, they retain their saintly status no lunamagica Apr 2019 #30

Looks like he's in good company... BooScout Apr 2019 #32

+1 RandySF Apr 2019 #34

Palin, Cain, Lieberman...Hmmmm lunamagica Apr 2019 #35

Are those the forms that Bernie didn't submit in 2016, after getting two extensions? pnwmom Apr 2019 #33

I wonder... lunamagica Apr 2019 #36

Hmm... cwydro Apr 2019 #39

This would have been lumped in with merch ...8 or 10 million I think. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #68

He never submitted FEC forms that were due in the spring of 2016. pnwmom Apr 2019 #84

Wow...I thought you had to file. So how did those come out? Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #85

That's what I'm wondering! pnwmom Apr 2019 #94

Well if you find out, let me know please. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #95

OK, my analysis... CaptainTruth Apr 2019 #38

Here's the thing... BooScout Apr 2019 #71

Exactly this BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #81

I see a NEW book on it's way... revmclaren Apr 2019 #42

Sounds like self-dealing to me. The books where paid for by campaign funds... brush Apr 2019 #108

If he handed them out as part of his campaign it could be a valid expense but... Kablooie Apr 2019 #47

Even if no profit was made BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #82

Seems Bernie profitted mightily from the book sales. brush Apr 2019 #107

Even if he handed them out, WHO pocketed the royalties? Was it Bernie or his campaign treasury? nt Blue_true Apr 2019 #105

Gives a whole new meaning to Cha Apr 2019 #48

Just a quick question: who is Brit that girl from Ohio? FM123 Apr 2019 #56

There is a link directly to the FEC page. MrsCoffee Apr 2019 #63

face it, if this true, sanders just proving he is just another opportunist like trum, sees a pile of beachbum bob Apr 2019 #57

Seems like a really high dollar amount that will be hard to justify. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #58

Who is surprised by this? Gothmog Apr 2019 #59

Not me lunamagica Apr 2019 #73

Wow. highplainsdem Apr 2019 #66

Talk about bad optics LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #74

Grifters gotta grift!! NT Bleacher Creature Apr 2019 #79

AHA...So That's How They Could Give Those Books Away! Me. Apr 2019 #80

That's a lot of $27 donations BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #90

Wow k&r DesertRat Apr 2019 #92

KICK! Cha Apr 2019 #96

It's common for campaign websites Eric J in MN Apr 2019 #106

Is it common for a candidate to personally profit from campaign donations? lunamagica Apr 2019 #109

Do you know that he did personally profit from campaign donations? Autumn May 2019 #112

He can't profit from the sale. Another made up nothingburger Hassin Bin Sober May 2019 #114

The book was Outsider in the House. Written in 97. He gave them out to some of his donors Autumn May 2019 #119

Kick! sheshe2 May 2019 #110

You should report him to the proper authorities. At the very least contact the DNC. nt Autumn May 2019 #111

What law has been broken? SouthernProgressive May 2019 #117

Obviously he's laundering money from his campaign for his own profit, as has been stated. Autumn May 2019 #118

That's not money laundering. SouthernProgressive May 2019 #120

I'm pointing out made up smears by people who know better. This is not the first rodeo Autumn May 2019 #121

Again, I haven't seen the smear of money laundering until your post. SouthernProgressive May 2019 #122

If you want to see them you just have to read the threads. nt Autumn May 2019 #123

Kick NT SouthernProgressive May 2019 #124

Cool. Now I know. Autumn May 2019 #125

Your're welcome. NT SouthernProgressive May 2019 #129

My apologies. I forgot to recommend it. Done. NT SouthernProgressive May 2019 #130

Stunning, but not really surprising NastyRiffraff May 2019 #115

Bernie Also Received a $500,000 Advance for a New Book While Running for POTUS Indykatie May 2019 #126

Easiest Arithmetic Event corbettkroehler May 2019 #127

Who is surprised by this? Gothmog May 2019 #128